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“You could have told me you were leaving.” “And then?” she asks, her voice unsteady. “And then I would have kissed you goodbye just like this.”
Her smile is wide. And it feels like the only thing that matters. It feels like fucking everything.
“When I want something, I find a way to make it happen. Just wait and see.”
My hands feel numb and the noise around me muffles when I think about skating out for the first lap and knowing she’s not going to be there. Because I’m in another state. In an arena she may never visit. She won’t be watching me. She won’t be cheering when I score. She won’t be there.
couldn’t see what was right in front of me, what it was actually like. The ways you’ve been putting me first, showing me that I matter, from the very beginning.”
“I’m never going to let you go.”
“You didn’t think I could do it, did you?” I blink up at him. “Do what?” “Prove that I could put you first.” I didn’t. Not like this. I wouldn’t have asked him to. He sobers. “Hockey is a big part of my life. I’ve made sacrifices and paid dues and played like it was the only thing that mattered. But you’ve got to believe me when I tell you it’s not.”
